A Brooklyn man was killed and two others were injured late Wednesday afternoon in Pocono Township when a car crashed into a utility pole, officials said.

The car, driven by an East Stroudsburg man, was eastbound on Cherry Lane Church Road, near Route 715, about 5:55 p.m. when it crashed during a light snow, Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen said.

"Speed appears to be the thing" that contributed to the accident, Allen said. "He hit a good-size rock and came off a telephone pole. The vehicle flipped completely on its roof."

The Brooklyn man, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:36 p.m. He had been tossed from the car when it flipped. Allen said he could not disclose the man's name because his relatives had not yet been notified.

The driver and a second passenger, from Jamaica, N.Y., were taken by Pocono Central Ambulance to Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, the coroner said.

The car had a Vermont license plate, Allen said.

Pocono Township police were on the scene. They asked state police to conduct an accident reconstruction to document what happened.

Pocono Township Fire Company assisted police with traffic control and cleanup.